2 OF THE BEST TPF PHOTOGS MEET IN NYC!

[Raian-san]

I guess once a kid held a gun, ego starts taking control. Best lesson 2Pac ever learned was to stay humble cause once you go to jail, you got to shut your big mouth and stay humble. That's the mindset for life as well, if you don't, everything can just disappear in a split second. Respect is earned, not asked for.

 

[AgentDrex]

I think I may have possibly wet myself (checking...yep, I peed). Thank you all for the good humor. This thread brightened my morning. All the little things that make sense and don't make sense are incredibly insightful.

Here are my two dollars and ten cents: Humility is the nectar of life. People are generally backwards, tell them you're the greatest and they try to knock you off the stool; tell them you suck and either they say nothing or try to lift you up.

I like this thread so far. Like I mentioned, it was very insightful.

P.S. Sorry for bumping this thread...I'm sure others are growing tired of seeing this...

 

[o hey tyler]

Wow! Two of the best for real!

You just bumped a 6 month old thread for absolutely no reason other to add this comment?

 

[naptime]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

 

[Dao]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

Naptime, you may not know what really happened by reading this whole thread. To begin with, this old thread should not be even created in this section at all. And now, a new user bump this should be locked old thread. Anyway ... I think the mod should just lock this thread.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

She'll be better off at the Fro Knows forums for sure.

 

[naptime]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

Naptime, you may not know what really happened by reading this whole thread. To begin with, this old thread should not be even created in this section at all. And now, a new user bump this should be locked old thread. Anyway ... I think the mod should just lock this thread.

i read the whole thread. i found it rather amusing. it actually didn't even offend me. i am not easily offended. not by a long shot.

my concern, is that this is in the PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINNERS FORUM AND PHOTO GALLERY.

the nonsense in this thread is neither.

i expect her to run across this crap in school. or in the off topic section. not in a section that is supposed to be for beginners to learn and get critique.

 

[bentcountershaft]

Generally speaking it's better now than it was, but for a pretty lengthy amount of time the beginner's section was a bit of a catch all for just about everything.

 

[gsgary]

Thanks for the thread Mo...that would be fun to meet up with another TPFr...three people I'd like to meet in person: Ron Evers, Bitter Jeweler, and Tirediron...

What a trip...hope you guys had fun...I got the title...great idea...loved it...don't know what's going on with a few people here...but wow...silliness prevails once again...no wonder humanity is suffering...there's a lack of humor...we all need a chuckle...positivity keeps our minds strong against the forces that attempt to keep us down...

Thanks buddy. Hope all's well with you. I haven't talked to you in a while and mainly because I've been quiet in TPF a lot lately. A few here got the humor in it but to be honest, I knew a few would have a negative responses. I'm still waiting for Tyler and Bitter to say something :lmao:

But yeah, as for the travel, it was tiring man. I left to NYC got there at 2am woke up and met up with Misha. He was cool in person. He showed me his first wedding images, I was blown away, amazing job, I'm sure he'll post them here soon. Just pretty much hung out for an hour then I was off to NJ to shoot the wedding. Left NJ at 2am got to DC at 6:20am, woke up at 9am for a 2nd wedding on Saturday. So the trip was fun but by the end of it, I was just ehhhhh!

But hey, it paid off!

NJ event was nice (just a picture to show you the venue)

DC wedding was even more elegant with colors!

WOW that place makes me want to puke, talk about no taste

 

[naptime]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

She'll be better off at the Fro Knows forums for sure.

i assume this is a serious recommendation? if so, thank you. i was sent another via pm as well.

as i said in the above post, this stuff does not bother ME. and it doesnt offend me. I am however bothered when people post inappropriate threads for the section they are posted in.

my daughter and i are both beginners. she doesnt even have her camera yet. it's a christmas gift. but she is an aspiring graphic designer / photographer. She is also quite an accomplished violinist, participating in 3 different orchestras and 2 quartets. As well as class vice president, and all honors classes.

As a result, when she comes online to learn about photography, i would hope that she can do so without trying to filter through garbage. life is moving, she doesn't have time to waste..

i, on the other hand.... i love wasting time

 

[Ron Evers]

Proud dad or what!

Congratulations to your daughter.

 

[o hey tyler]

I'm thrilled that i told my 16 year old daughter that this forum would be a great place for her to learn once she gets all her new photography gear for christmas.

i had no clue this is the drivel she would be reading in the beginner forum.

a bunch of self proclaimed professionals, bickering like school girls with sailor mouths.

nice example for the beginners.

kudos.

She'll be better off at the Fro Knows forums for sure.

i assume this is a serious recommendation? if so, thank you. i was sent another via pm as well.

as i said in the above post, this stuff does not bother ME. and it doesnt offend me. I am however bothered when people post inappropriate threads for the section they are posted in.

my daughter and i are both beginners. she doesnt even have her camera yet. it's a christmas gift. but she is an aspiring graphic designer / photographer. She is also quite an accomplished violinist, participating in 3 different orchestras and 2 quartets. As well as class vice president, and all honors classes.

As a result, when she comes online to learn about photography, i would hope that she can do so without trying to filter through garbage. life is moving, she doesn't have time to waste..

i, on the other hand.... i love wasting time

The other thing your daughter should realize, is that not every situation that she gets herself into is going to be all unicorns and lollipops. Especially if she's an aspiring graphic designer or photographer. If that's the route she's going to take through college, she's going to need to have a thick skin for critique.

Sometimes you have to wade through the BS to find what you're looking for. It's a way of life.

If you don't think she should have to do that, buy her books. I can recommend a few good Graphic Design books if you're interested for Christmas gifts.

 

[naptime]

She'll be better off at the Fro Knows forums for sure.

i assume this is a serious recommendation? if so, thank you. i was sent another via pm as well.

as i said in the above post, this stuff does not bother ME. and it doesnt offend me. I am however bothered when people post inappropriate threads for the section they are posted in.

my daughter and i are both beginners. she doesnt even have her camera yet. it's a christmas gift. but she is an aspiring graphic designer / photographer. She is also quite an accomplished violinist, participating in 3 different orchestras and 2 quartets. As well as class vice president, and all honors classes.

As a result, when she comes online to learn about photography, i would hope that she can do so without trying to filter through garbage. life is moving, she doesn't have time to waste..

i, on the other hand.... i love wasting time

The other thing your daughter should realize, is that not every situation that she gets herself into is going to be all unicorns and lollipops. Especially if she's an aspiring graphic designer or photographer. If that's the route she's going to take through college, she's going to need to have a thick skin for critique.

Sometimes you have to wade through the BS to find what you're looking for. It's a way of life.

If you don't think she should have to do that, buy her books. I can recommend a few good Graphic Design books if you're interested for Christmas gifts.

oh no, believe me, i don't think that at all. and neither does she

aside from my past service with the army rangers, i have also owned a computer store, and a pizza shop, and we now own a silk screen t-shirt shop.

she has worked for me in both the pizza shop and the silk screen shop since she was 11. and i never treated her any different than any other employee. i actually took her out this past weekend job hunting... i hate to learn cheap labor, but i fully believe she should experience working for other people.

she has not been sheltered at all... her skin is about as thick as they come.... that is, except when a boyfriend breaks up with her via facebook or text message

 

[naptime]

She'll be better off at the Fro Knows forums for sure.

i assume this is a serious recommendation? if so, thank you. i was sent another via pm as well.

as i said in the above post, this stuff does not bother ME. and it doesnt offend me. I am however bothered when people post inappropriate threads for the section they are posted in.

my daughter and i are both beginners. she doesnt even have her camera yet. it's a christmas gift. but she is an aspiring graphic designer / photographer. She is also quite an accomplished violinist, participating in 3 different orchestras and 2 quartets. As well as class vice president, and all honors classes.

As a result, when she comes online to learn about photography, i would hope that she can do so without trying to filter through garbage. life is moving, she doesn't have time to waste..

i, on the other hand.... i love wasting time

The other thing your daughter should realize, is that not every situation that she gets herself into is going to be all unicorns and lollipops. Especially if she's an aspiring graphic designer or photographer. If that's the route she's going to take through college, she's going to need to have a thick skin for critique.

Sometimes you have to wade through the BS to find what you're looking for. It's a way of life.

If you don't think she should have to do that, buy her books. I can recommend a few good Graphic Design books if you're interested for Christmas gifts.

btw: for photography, i purchased "The Basic Book of Photography" by tom and michelle grimm bought a copy for each of us.

recommendations for graphic design books would be appreciated. thanks

 

[o hey tyler]

btw: for photography, i purchased "The Basic Book of Photography" by tom and michelle grimm bought a copy for each of us.

recommendations for graphic design books would be appreciated. thanks

Is she interested more in print design? Web design? Does she not know yet? I personally love print design.

There is a really wonderful and inspiring book by designer Stefan Sagemeister. It's very unique in the way it's put together and meant to be read. Inside the outer shell, are essentially high quality printed pamphlets that document either graphic design works that he's done, the reactions, and the process. The cool thing, is that the cover of the outer shell is his face with sections cut out. So every pamphlet when placed on the top of the stack will make his face look different. It can definitely be a conversation starter.

http://www.amazon.com/Things-have-l...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323292089&sr=1-1

"How to Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing your Soul" is another good one. Aimed for someone very serious about getting into the graphic design field. A bit more of a cerebral read than Sagemeister, but very enjoyable and highly recommended. It has some very interesting usage of negative space, and design philosophy.

Amazon.com: How to Be a Graphic Designer without Losing Your Soul (New Expanded Edition) (9781568989839): Adrian Shaughnessy: Books